Matt Goodrich's medical bills
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On August 2, 2016 Matt Goodrich fell into a 15ft dry well in Kamalo on Molokai, while attempting to mark and cover it for safety. Matt suffered a head injury and concussion, a broken rib, 6 fractured vertebrae some of which are compression and others burst fractures.
Somehow Matt was able to climb out of the well with these injuries before dark on the evening of the 2nd. Once out he was unable to stand and spent the next two days crawling without food or water to the main road for help. Thankfully his faithful canine companions Buhla and Lei Lei did not leave his side for the 48 hrs. journey to safety . Matt was found August 4th on Kamehameha Hwy by the police and soon after was medivacted to Queens Hospital in Honolulu. His trusted fur babies were dropped off at their house and are being taken care of by dear friends. Buhla and Lee Lei are fine and waiting for their Matty to come home.
Emillia was on the mainland and flew home as soon as Matt was flown to Oahu and has been at his side with family and friends for the past three weeks both at Queens Spinal Center and The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific where he has received the most awesome care from the doctors, nurses, interns, physical and occupational therapists, and aids for which Matt and Emillia are truly grateful.
It is a miracle that the spinal cord was not damaged and Matt should fully recover his formal mobility. However, he is in a upper body brace and cast shoes - broken toes- and it will be 6-12 mos before he will be able to resume his work as a carpenter.
You can imagine the many challenges that face Matt and Emillia as they work toward his recovery. The first is the gap between what insurance will cover and the actual costs for Matt’s care. Insurance has covered the bulk of the medical but there 20% co-pay capped at $6,600.
Due to insurance rules Matt has had to leave the in patient hospital and move to out- patient care here in HNL. Emillia has been granted a short leave of absence from work but will need to be available to assist Matt as he moves from out-patient care to their home in Molokai. There will also need to be modifications made for the home to help him recover and be mobile within the home. There are travel chlannges as well as they live on the East end of Molokai so to get physical therapy and other appointments will take time and Matt will need to move on a wheeled walker and eventually crutches. Insurance does not cover any of these additional expenses.
Insurance will not cover any of the items that Matt needs other than a walker or crutches and actually a wheel chair is easier for him to get around with in the house.
Matt is applying for disability to help cover his lost income but it will take 3-5 mos for that to come through if approved.
Emillia has been able to take one month leave with pay from the non-profit she works for but that will end September 10th. Hopefully they will be back on Molokai and able to cope. She will still need to take time off to travel with Matt to doctor appointments and physical therapy both on Molokai and in Honolulu.
Your generous donation will help cover the medical expenses, loss of income, airfare to Oahu for follow up appointments and possible litigation as the accident was caused by the land owners negligence around the well.
Your help and assistance is greatly appreciated and will help to ease Matt’s mind so he can focus on healing and getting his life back.
We are truly lucky that he is still with us and will be able to recover fully from his injuries. It is nothing less than a miracle that he made it although we are sure that the dogs also played a part by staying by his side to provide warmth and safety in the night ( wild boars).
Somehow Matt was able to climb out of the well with these injuries before dark on the evening of the 2nd. Once out he was unable to stand and spent the next two days crawling without food or water to the main road for help. Thankfully his faithful canine companions Buhla and Lei Lei did not leave his side for the 48 hrs. journey to safety . Matt was found August 4th on Kamehameha Hwy by the police and soon after was medivacted to Queens Hospital in Honolulu. His trusted fur babies were dropped off at their house and are being taken care of by dear friends. Buhla and Lee Lei are fine and waiting for their Matty to come home.
Emillia was on the mainland and flew home as soon as Matt was flown to Oahu and has been at his side with family and friends for the past three weeks both at Queens Spinal Center and The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific where he has received the most awesome care from the doctors, nurses, interns, physical and occupational therapists, and aids for which Matt and Emillia are truly grateful.
It is a miracle that the spinal cord was not damaged and Matt should fully recover his formal mobility. However, he is in a upper body brace and cast shoes - broken toes- and it will be 6-12 mos before he will be able to resume his work as a carpenter.
You can imagine the many challenges that face Matt and Emillia as they work toward his recovery. The first is the gap between what insurance will cover and the actual costs for Matt’s care. Insurance has covered the bulk of the medical but there 20% co-pay capped at $6,600.
Due to insurance rules Matt has had to leave the in patient hospital and move to out- patient care here in HNL. Emillia has been granted a short leave of absence from work but will need to be available to assist Matt as he moves from out-patient care to their home in Molokai. There will also need to be modifications made for the home to help him recover and be mobile within the home. There are travel chlannges as well as they live on the East end of Molokai so to get physical therapy and other appointments will take time and Matt will need to move on a wheeled walker and eventually crutches. Insurance does not cover any of these additional expenses.
Insurance will not cover any of the items that Matt needs other than a walker or crutches and actually a wheel chair is easier for him to get around with in the house.
Matt is applying for disability to help cover his lost income but it will take 3-5 mos for that to come through if approved.
Emillia has been able to take one month leave with pay from the non-profit she works for but that will end September 10th. Hopefully they will be back on Molokai and able to cope. She will still need to take time off to travel with Matt to doctor appointments and physical therapy both on Molokai and in Honolulu.
Your generous donation will help cover the medical expenses, loss of income, airfare to Oahu for follow up appointments and possible litigation as the accident was caused by the land owners negligence around the well.
Your help and assistance is greatly appreciated and will help to ease Matt’s mind so he can focus on healing and getting his life back.
We are truly lucky that he is still with us and will be able to recover fully from his injuries. It is nothing less than a miracle that he made it although we are sure that the dogs also played a part by staying by his side to provide warmth and safety in the night ( wild boars).
Organizer and beneficiary
Mary Kane
Organizer
Portland, OR
Emillia Noordhoek
Beneficiary
